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1206 messages, Last post on Dec 28, 2008 at 5:16 PM
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Canada is a police state...in the USA they cannot confiscate them, or if they do, they have to give them back. In the USA, the FDA regulates laser devices, so the InJustice Dept and the rest of the police agencies don't have authority over them. Lasers are used in so many areas that banning their use for jamming LIDAR is next-to-impossible. It's not like the FCC, which is playing with very limited bandwidth. The above-mentioned Autovelox device is unbeatable, though it probably doesn't work well in the rain. You can always go over 190mph and it can't measure your speed then! The device is no more than a stopwatch...the cops might as well just put those run-over sensors in or on the road...that's the purpose it serves. |
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When Car and driver did a report on radar and laser detectors one or two years ago, they tested jammers for both as well. They did find that driving with your high beams on did delay the lidar's ability to record your speed by a second or so. Possibly enough time to drop your speed a few mph. Also I was wondering if anyone has heard of a device that works like a corner reflector. I remember in college physics my text refering to a rotating reflective device that can be put on a bumper that reduces the speed the radar "sees" the faster you go. |
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| I am looking for the best radar/laser detector on the market. I hear many good things about the valentine one but it is out of my price range. I am looking for something in the 200 to 250 dollars range. Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks | |
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Living in Phoneix, tinting is a requirement. That being said, I was worried about the effect of 35% metallic tint on a V1 performance. Theoretically it should only impact the rear detection (and I still should be able to pick up reflected signals coming in from the front). I am going to buy my V1 and take it near one of the local WalMarts and test the rear detection with the rear window open and closed, but my question is has anyone already had any experience with this??? If so let us know |
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The Valentine1 web site has test results of the effects of window tinting on the detector. Look under Mike's Lab for Report #3 on Laser Detection(which as of now is the current one at: http://www.valentineone.com/mikeslabcurrent.html) Report #2 is the effects on radar detection. |
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| Has anyone had any experience with the Escort 7500 radar detector? How does it compare to the VI or Bel units? | |
| check deja.com's rating of radar detector's. Hope this helps | |
| Thanks for the fantastic web site. Just what I needed to persuade that the V1 is the best way to go. | |
| Does anyone know when the next version of the V1 is due out? I called Valentine One and all they would say is that their engineers are constantly looking to improve the unit. The last update was made in the spring of 1998. Given that radar detectors have relatively short life cycles before new and improved versions come out, I'm skeptical about paying $400 + for a unit that might be upgraded in a couple of months. Any thoughts? PS. I know that I can pay for an upgrade if I buy one today, but who wants to go through that in what could be just a couple of months. | |
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Go ahead and buy one. Seriously. I faced the same dilemna this summer, but took the plunge($440 including concealed display). Hell, even if they upgrade the technology, it's not like this technology sucks. I've been saved so many times I've lost count. It's *SO* worth the money that I'm going to buy my brother one for his birthday. |
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